This is horrible.....This is soooo horrible!
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| BELOW IS THE 'STASH' SHE PURCHASED RECENTLY |
''Hello Stella,
Hope you are doing well?
I need advice and help from BVs on how to solve a serious health problem in my family so I need anonymity.I have a sister who is a sickler who is addicted to a painkiller called fortwin aka pentacozine. She picked the name of the drug from an ampoule a nurse that was treating her years back left and she got into a habit of always self medicating from then on.
I have attached a video of what this drug did to a woman in this mail. Even though the language spoken is Hindi, anyone viewing this can see how bad the woman's laps and buttocks have been damaged by this drug.
Stella, the sad truth is that my sister's arms, legs, and hips are almost like that of the woman in this video and she is no longer in her right senses as she keeps medicating herself with this drug. It is her fake reality. My sister is light skinned and has great legs. In her university days, she even contested for one or two beauty pageants and wanted to go to pursue a career in Nollywood. Because of this drug, she has ruined her body so much so that she will NEVER wear anything other than a long sleeve top and long trousers that does no justice to her at all.
She will never undress in front of anyone including me. She keeps the bedroom and bathroom doors firmly locked when undressing and she will quickly cover up with a towel or wrapper once I come inside.
About a week ago, I had a serious talk with her and she started acting like she was going to quit and I cleared my account, begged the people I owe to be patient, ignored my most pressing needs, and got her supplements then downloaded some films about addiction and started helping her. I know I am not a medical professional but in the case where money is tight, what options do I have left? Because of her, the money I have in my account is not even up to N200 but I did not mind because prior to that, all talks I had with her about kicking the habit ended up with curses and abuses.
Guess what happened today, the first picture is the new stash she has purchased. I saw about a dozen or more of this drug in her handbag today.
Bear in mind that this drug is a prescription drug but one pharmacist owner where we live who does not have any interest whatsoever in my sister's well being, sells it to her every day on demand.At this point I really want to run out of this house. I am very angry and almost sure that one day she will not die from sickle cell but from a drug overdose. She is already a walking corpse. If her colleagues or superiors start suspecting she is an addict, I am sure she will loose her job very soon.
I have mates in secondary school, university and work who have sickle cell and have lived their lives well. Please, is there anyone or any organisation that can contact her and help get her off this drug for free? I have reached
my wits end. I am TIRED!
Secondly, is there any BV that knows a hotline I can call to report all the pharmacies that sell her fortwin/pentacozine without doctor's prescription so that their license can be revoked? As far as I am concerned, they are agents of death not life. I do not believe any sane person will see my sister's deteriorating condition and keep selling her these drugs. It is a war now and I do not care whose ox is gored.
Hopefully, this time around, there will be a resolve to this mess. I cannot hide it anymore. I have been protecting her anonymity and it has gotten to a stage that I cannot tolerate this nonsense anymore. If there is anyone reading this blog who has a faint idea of who my sister is, please forward this post to her. If you know any sickle cell patient who is female in your place of work and is always self medicating or is not looking right, she night just be my sister, please forward this to her.
Thank you''.
Why don't you go and report that pharmacy to the police and charge the owner. Collect all the stash from your sister. She is not the first to have the SS issue, others are managing theirs. But I guess she just doesn't wanna learn. I believe she is not a kid but that's not the right way to go about it. You guys might need to get a health worker or so to talk sense into her. I hope she is not already far gone in her addiction. She should try and learn to stay away or avoid things that trigger off her crisis. I no even know wetin to talk again. Good luck sha.
ReplyDeleteOMG!
DeleteLord have mercy!
I feel so sorry reading this and as a doctor here in the UK waiting to see my next patient , this just hurts deep into my bones. To be fair, since I move from naija , i noticed a big difference in how SS pts are managed even though it's not very common here. Truth is ur sister is going thru a lot of pain and patients generally don't get adequate and appropriate pain relief in naija bcos everyone underestimates their pain, so I can understand what she would av endured before getting to this stage.
DeleteNow bcos ur sisters case is now on another level- addiction, the psychological component has to be dealt with. She needs to see a doctor who understands her pain, and can ensure she gets prompt and adequate pain relief while she is being weaned off this drug.
I don't know how to really help u cos looks like u need her to see a psychologist as well but as u r short of funds, mayb if she sees a regular doctor who is a friend/family but willing to be patient with her, that wld help.
You can contact the sickle cell centre opposite LUTH or contact any sickle cell foundation u know, we hear buhari'sdaughter has just been made an ambassador of one, so mayb check their local office. I hope this gets sorted soon, sorry for my rant!
The problem with the health care system in Nigeria is a Legion and this is just one of them.
DeleteThe rivalry between doctors, pharmacists, nurses, lab scientists etc is that everyone feels they shuld be heads of the medical team hence the pharmacists don't need the advice of a doctor to dispense drugs (even when the life of a patient like this is involved). Meanwhile, when they or their family fall sick they won't do the same, they seek the services of the best doctor in the health care facility. How can an obviously addicted sickler (at that) keep coming and they keep feeding her with this medication? This breaks my heart to the point of tears! Most times they wear hosp coat and even when patient addresses them as Doc they don't hesitate to answer and the patient goes about feeling they are doing the right thing. It is already alarming that Nigeria already has high numbers of fake/quack doctors. I am just speechless and dumbfounded. It will even be more difficult to battle this addiction.
Please take her to a teaching hospital Haematology unit and they will take it from there. You cannot stop her from taking them on your own! Please and may God be with you as you have saved her life!
@anonymous... it's not a rant.
DeleteYou slayed it dear. Thats the solution..A Naija doctor supporting her UK colleague..
DeleteIt is very very sad. I rly pity ur sister. The pain must have been tertible, un4tun8ly she is now an addict, which is on another level.
DeleteHer physical look is the least of her concern
I agree with the doctor in the UK... They don't understand d amount of pain these people r going thru so they tend not to give them enuf pain reliefs.. Give dem PCM injections most times.. What Wud dat do, I v had a patient dat I had to bombard on fortwin but it was still not helpin.. I had to talk to him a lot n i had to go for a higher opoid(name withheld for medical purposes). The funny thing is dat my HOD made a fuss out of it n was like 'Doctor u r being to aggressive with the choice of pain relief'.. D next thing he said jus made me shake my head.. He was like 'Is not jus SS crisis' that was d day I realized dat naija healthcare system was jus wack.. My dear take ur sis to join any sickle cell clinic in the govt hospitals or their foundation.. N pls keep encouraging n believing in her.. Dats all u can really do
DeleteShyla shut up already.......stop the ignorant talk....this is an addiction and not a case of if she knows it's right........she by now knows it's wrong but cannot help herself....she needs to go to rehab.....it's expensive but you need to make this case a public cry for help....just talking to her will not help as u have obviously done and not get any result....she needs to be in a place where she won't have access to the drug for a while....
DeleteHey Dr, your HOD has more experience than you. No pain killer will cure the pains sicklers go through because they will have thousands of crisis in their lifetime.
DeleteInstead of concentrating on pain killers, the goal of management is to prevent/reduce the amount of times they have this crisis by educating them on the precipitating factors and how to avoid it. After pcmN you move to Pentazocine and finally to MORPHINE then what next? Will they now stop having crisis because they ve exhausted all the pain killers? Mind you, everyone likes the easy way out,once you give patients what they want, they won't take time to avoid the causes of this crisis because they know they can easily get a shot. Don't let your EMOTIONS cloud your CLINICAL reasoning. That doctor that will always give them drugs will always appear better than the one that wants to tackle it from the grassroot but in the end it is just one big IRONY!
This is the reason America and the UK are battling with the highest level of drug abuse in the world.
Lobatan!
ReplyDeleteWhy lah?
Why?
That's too bad.
What happened to being a fighter?
This is taking the cowardly way out, and it doesn't end well at all.
Gosh!
Anyone that knows how should please reach out.
This is very disturbing.
And yeah, that 'pharmacist' deserves his licence revoked.
Obviously, the oath he took was in vain.
* sigh *
#WhiteDiamondOut
I couldn't bring myself two watch the video, this is so sad, whys she harming herself deliberately? Is she trying to overdose? Poster Pele, the Lord will see you people through.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry to hear about your sister. I can't begin to imagine how you feel. Truth is your sister isn't going to change no matter how bad you want her to, she needs to decide to change by herself for reasons she will have to identify on her own and feel strongly about.
DeleteIf she's Abuja,she can go to the A&E department of National hospital and ask to see the psychiatric doctors. She should be prepared to be admitted because the first step to recover from addiction is detoxification. She needs to do this in a controlled environment where psychological and physical support is readily available and where she won't have access to the drug. She can't do this on her own or at home no matter the amount of promises she makes because it's beyond her control.
The pharmacist is wrong for selling to her without a proper prescription but trust me when I say she will find a way to get it from somewhere else if he doesn't sell to her, or she might look for some other drug to ease the distressing physical symptoms she is bound to feel when she doesn't take Fortwin.
So first is to check her into some facility for a proper detox. Counseling will commence during detox and will be maintained throughout her period of recovery. All that's required is her readiness to give it up.
NewBie!
Dear poster, u must be really hurt seeing ur sis going tru dis, accpt my sympathy.
DeleteUr sis is even an adult, I know of a teen who went tru dis, his name was Hammed. he does all dis to himslf too, alof of painkillers drugs, syringe nd niddles are d stuf u wil always find in his locker,it got to a point dat his parents went abt to all d chemist nd pharmcy in d neighbourhood begging nd crying for dem to always chase him away nd they stop selling to him
Guess what, he changed location to a diff place entirely til dey had to place him on house arrest, no more going to sch cos he is never in sch, begged frnds nd fam to stop giving him money... his leg was eventually amputated 2 yrs ago..may the Almighty lord keep him as he died last year.
All am saying is he was stil too young to handle his predic bt ur sis is an adult and she is responsible for her judgement!
I pray she help herslf now before it is too late and I pray that God renews her strength daily for her to carry on
It is well..
There is a sickle cell unit opposite luth. I don't know if they can help your cause. But to be honest with you, your sister is slowly moving to her death the way she is going. She will mess up her system for real. It's a pity.
ReplyDeleteD most annoying part is dat after reading dis post,one idiotic AS genotype moron will come out and say she/he is in love with an AS genotype lover and it wont stop them from getting married blah blah blah..I dont know why there are more selfish people in dis world..They put their feelings above their chjldren's life..They gamble with their kids future in d name of one useless love..
DeleteAS genotype doesnt have any business marrying an AS carrier..Lets make hay while d sun shines.
I'm not SS but if I pretend nt to know how she feels I'm lying. I also have my own health issue wich is hay fever and u have no idea how devastating and miserable it can make ones life. Imagine having runny nose and itchy eyes almost everyday of your life...Jeez! Poster, I know how you feel and how your sister feels too. Having life threatening illnesses/health condition depresses one over the years and it gets to a point when you don't even value your life anymore. Sometimes, I feel suicidal bcos it is very embarassing. Just PRAY! Prayer is the key although I have been praying for healing for as long as I can remember.its been over 20yrs but dere is ntn I can do!
DeleteHay fever. Seriously?
DeleteThis is so sad. A lot of people who have sickle cell eventually get addicted to a pain killer. Pls add prayer to it. For inner will and strength for her to say no.
ReplyDeleteTo say no to the addiction. And accept help.
ReplyDeleteWow...self medication ruining lives since 1800...ur sister needs serious help esp at a rehab cos now she Don addict pass who de take cocain.
ReplyDeleteYou just opened the space in your face and pushed out air. Dunce! No relevant advice, no need for your comment but in the usual lackadaisical attitude of the present Nigerian generation, you believe you must say something. Why don't you talk about what you know about? Huh? Like runs or face-painting? #ignoramus
DeleteDon't mind the silly idiot....people just vomit rubbish without thinking.....only time they make sense is when u talk sex, runs or men.....mumu
DeleteWow Jesus! You really need to stop protecting her and do what is right for her. Alert your family and people who can get her to stop. I can't begin to imagine her reason for taking the drugs I'm sure she believes they take away the pain when they don't. Please stop her NOW before it is too late.
ReplyDeletea.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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This is serious shah no doubt.....
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***
NA wa, this is horrible. I pray your sister finds help.
ReplyDelete@poster~ i really do not blame your sister.
ReplyDeleteDo u know the constant pain sicklers are subjected to during their episodic crises.
Pentazocine is an opiod and like every other opoid,it is addictive and that's y it requires a doctor prescription for one to purchase;too bad an idiot around ur area opened a shop and call himself a pharmacist
U need to take her to a hospital for her to be desensitised bt she has to stay coupla months there.
The marks on her legs is as a result of necrosis.
I fear for her cause she'd only make matters worse for herself *btofcourse she wouldn't listen cos she's already an addict*.
See eh from those openings on her leg,infection can actually enter and trigger off a crisis and u know what dt does.
We wouldn't want that now,would we?
She's @d verge of losing her limb if care isn't taken.
If ur family has got d money,take her to rehab.
If not,take her to a TERTIARY hospital,the doctors would knw what to do
Ps-- don't chastise her but rather show her love cos it ain't her fault neither of her accord.
Let's put it ds way...she's is in constant pain,she goes and gets a pain reliever albeit being addicted to it.
She wouldn't have known it was addictive.
That nurse sef must be sometng else,later they would be clamouring for CMD.
Shouldn't she have known to give d rug wv care.
Opoids ain't given like everyoda drugs cos of its addictive properties asides others...Any health worker should know this bt apparently it seems them nurses aren't taught this
You just took the words out of my mouth.
DeleteBut really @ Elena,how is this d Nurses' Fault?? Or don't u know it's a POM? So,If d Dr. Prescribed it,d Rx dispensed it and d Nrs administered it,pls how is it d Nrs' fault? Yes, d nurse myt av bn tad bit careless but really how could she have known that someone writhing in Pains could be cramming name? What If on Subsequent Visits,she was given a prescription sheet to go buY d drug,and d hospital Pharmacy doesn't av in stock,she takes d Rx sheet out to buy and derby crams D name,so again ow is it gon'be d Nrs' Fault???? D person @ fault here is d Rx, cos even wn a patient takes a Rx sheet Containing Controlled subs to a local Pharmacy,d superintendent Pharmacist is supposed to withold d sheet to prevent using d sheet to buy d drug and b4 dispensing it,(s)he must sign in the Poison Register 4 Future Legal References. And anyone Can inject once u've been taught,my mum is a nrs and she injeCts herself. D Pharm must be nabbed! Btw,Happy World Pharmacist Day to all d good Rxs out der.
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DeleteStella, you promised to stop the space bookers. Do you know how long i had to scroll before getting to this point? Please put a halt to this sort of thing. thanks.
DeleteTears gushing down my face as I read. Jesus please fix this.
ReplyDeleteI could not read to the end! Life is so mean to some people
DeleteIf you live in abuja.
There is a rehabilitation centre in Wuse2.
Call this number: 0815 288 2329.
I hope Stella posts this.
Check her into a rehab for a while and let her partake in psychotherapy sessions. Addictions are not so easy to get rid of.
ReplyDeleteIt seems dz issue is common wt sickle cell people . I hv a family friend dat was in dz pathetic situation , unfortunately , d addict died , may her soul RIP .
ReplyDeleteI think in my own opinion dat addiction is all about bended mindset . I could remember wen I was in a situation like dat , dat without a particular drug recommended by one Dr.Soma dat I can not sleep , dz continued 4 a long time , if not one doctor Okeke may his soul RIP dat educated my mind about addiction n it's consequences I would hv bn history by now .
My dear , involve ur pastor n a good medical practitioner to work on her psychic . It's a thing of mind . It's well .
Involve Pastor??????
DeleteIssorait.
Your sister has an addiction problem and needs to check into a psychiatric hospital for rehabilitation ie try yaba or Aro,these 2 places have a good substance unit if you're in the SW. Your talking and cussing won't help her, she needs professional help and she needs it fast.
ReplyDeleteYou can't just walk into a psychiatric hospital. She is a special case of scikle cell and opioid addiction. Let her go to a tertiary hospital where all the doctors ( haematologist, psychiatrist,) etc are available and let them decide collectively on what to do.
DeleteReally Sad and Annoying, d oath sworn was to preserve lives,not destroy them! Why would a registered Rx sell a DDA without Dr's Prescription for Christ's sake? Pls,Report d Rx to PCN office @ Edmond Crescent,Yaba or google For a nearby PCN oFfice If u are not in Lag,narrate ur ordeal,they'll know ow to nab nd punish him/her. So sorry about ur sis,pls stage an intervention 4 her consistn of ur parents,her loved ones, a Psychiatrist and someone dt's livinG well wt d Condition. After dt, get her to a rehabilitative Centre e.g Yaba PsychiatriC Hospital,Aro in Abk e.t.c. Don't give up on her and Goodluck Hun!
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ReplyDeleteWow. Can any of the doctors in house help? Being sickler is bad enuf adding addiction. Bad. Addiction kills more than some diseases nd s more difficult to treat cos the person addicted ve to be determine 2 break d addition. Pls pray about it. There s nothing 2 hard 4 God
ReplyDeleteWhen they finish messing up poor patients like this and leaving them addicted and broke. They will now remember that their is a person called Doctor.
DeletePeople shuld learn to stop deviating from their profession. Poor innocent people are dying from this unhealthy carelessness.
God will intervene in her case. I know that injection, it's a pain killer,my late brother used it too though no self medication. That pharmacy needs to be shut down.
ReplyDeleteIt is not by shutting down the pharmacy. It is by overhauling the health system and making healthy policies.
DeleteGEJ granted them the right to become consultants meaning they can take decisions on a patient without a doctor's attention. Where is that done?
That single step has started a serious war in the health sector, instead of healthcare workers to unite for the benefit of patients, they are busy fighting over who becomes CMD. (where in d world do they fight over who leads the medical team)?
Anon 19:25
DeleteYou are so blinded by your bitterness you can't even concentrate on the issue at hand.
Selfish individuals!!
Anon 23:35.
Delete...and you were so wide awake and left the matter to concentrate on me. I left the issue at hand as someone blinded, what's your reason for leaving the issue too with your wonderful sight?
That is why, I was trained to be several steps ahead of you.
No one can compete with u my dear. You carry first for this bitterness matter.
DeleteI pity your patients!
Oh wow.... It is well
ReplyDeleteVery sad
ReplyDeleteI know of a patient just like your sister but he's a guy, his own is so bad that he can't even walk again, his legs are rotten by injection nd he has damaged all his legs, to crown it all, his father in the one always buying the drug for him, the palliative unit of the Hospital I used to work go to their house for courtesy visit, and even at that it didn't stop, the mother has begged and begged but the father didn't stop cos he felt he was doing son good by relieving the pain but the addiction is out of this world, each time we go for the courtesy visit, the nurses amongst us will have to dress the wound and clean it, we finally concluded on getting them a psychologist to help with the addiction but I left the hospital to another place and didn't know the outcome. Please get your sister a psychiatrist, and let her go for serious rehabilitation, if you can't afford a private hospital get a government one, you can't fight the battle on your own and please put your sister in prayer. God will heal her. Shalom
ReplyDeleteYour sister needs Suboxone or methadone to treat her addiction, I don't know what the brand names are in Nigeria. You need to take your sister to a pain management specialist who can prescribe the medications to treat her opioid addiction.
ReplyDeleteI am very sure you are another losy pharmacist or just one stupid sombori...
DeleteSomeone is fighting an addiction and you are here dishing out names of drugs you found in Google (cos dats why you don't know the brand name). So she shuld get the drug and inject herself with one full tank abi?... and she will then just waka go see pain management specialist because pain is the only problem a sickler has.
People shuld learn to type only Amen in cases that is above their intellectual class.
It is this same ITK that is fuelling the person feeding her with this drug.
As in eh... very stupid somebody! Quack pharmacist.
DeleteCouldn't watch the video. Why would she want to harm herself deliberately?
ReplyDeleteBecause she is an addict.
DeleteSo sorry poster. Ur sister sure needs a professional counselling. SS is hard to manage but with determination and moreso, support, love and understanding from u guys, she will be remedied.
ReplyDeleteGod's grace dear.
This is pure addiction,she needs rehab simple....theres a very effective unit in neuropsyc hospital,abk that can manage her well...bring her asap before it becomes complicated....It is well
ReplyDeleteIt's a pity. God please take control
ReplyDeleteThis is sad, I pray help comes her way. I honestly know nothing about this but what I do know is that to a large extent, you will get help via this blog. I wish you success. Nice seeing that you care so much about your sister. Please don't give up on her, I know you won't. She needs you now more than ever.
ReplyDeleteAll the best.
This is sad, I pray help comes her way. I honestly know nothing about this but what I do know is that to a large extent, you will get help via this blog. I wish you success. Nice seeing that you care so much about your sister. Please don't give up on her, I know you won't. She needs you now more than ever.
ReplyDeleteAll the best.
OMG! Somebody help.
ReplyDeleteShe needs professional help and talking will not do it because the drugs are now controlling her actions and all she leaves for is getting a fix.
ReplyDeleteprescription pain addiction is quite tough because such people don't consider themselves drug addicts. the Rehab center that Majeek was sent to might be able to help or refer you to some place local. This is not the time to hide this. If your parent are living with with, you need to turn her in and expose the disease so you are not handling this alone.
You also want other people to know so you don't have to carry the burden alone in case something bad happens
Such a sad situation. It is well.
ReplyDeleteShe alone can explain how bad her pain is. She actually doesn't need to go to a psychiatrist. She needs medical intervention on time and a better substitute to calm down the pain. Am sure she wouldn't be taking fortwin if the pain isn't serious and it's only an as like her that would understand what she's going through like have advised she needs a another pain relief asap. And that's d only way it can get. Would also like all of us to know that all drugs have side effect.
ReplyDeleteVisit Genesis house in Lekki. Thank me later.
ReplyDeleteoh dear God.she is just tired of everything i guess.get all these sicke cell centres to help.i got teary reading this.it can be frustrating helping someone who has already lost the will to be helped.there are some drugs that should not be sold otc or without doctors report.the pharmacist should be arrested.
ReplyDeleteLord FIX this please.
ReplyDeleteLord FIX this please.
ReplyDeleteVery sad, may she find help and succour in Jesus name Amen.
ReplyDeleteWow, dis is so sad. I feel her pain, I'm going tru a very trying period right now bcus of a disorder i have etodermal dysplasia. My skin right now is... I try my best not to be addicted to any drug or cream to avoid stories. I pray for my total restoration daily. May God heal her and all of us dat are going tru 1 form of health challenge or d oda IJN amen.
ReplyDeleteGod will heal u
DeleteIt is well with you in Jesus name, amen.
DeleteI knw of a lady who is addicted to such too.Each time I c her,I get goose pimples.She has big swollen feet,legs and arms bt hasn't stopped injecting herself oo*sobs*
ReplyDeleteGod have mercy on these people please!!!
I am a pharmacist, but I'm advising you to go to the nearest NDLEA office and report that pharmacist. The police will only extort money and let him go, so don't consider that option.
ReplyDeleteYour sister needs love frm u now, addiction is nt easy to stop in one day,Involve other family members and trust God for her recovery.
ReplyDeleteThis is sad! I believe the problem lies with the drug regulations of the country . For goodness sake, this is a highly controlled medicine! All I can say is to enroll your sister in a drug withdrawal program if there is anything like that in Nigeria. There are medicines that can help in this situation. Also, go to the Pharmacy and speak with the Supretendent Pharmacist. I wish you all the best!
ReplyDeleteSad. My Principal is also an addict. He buys this drug secretly from a pharmacy without a prescription and he injects himself about 3-5 times daily. He is already an addict. It makes him to scream at people sometimes n we are suspecting that it has affected his fertility. Report the pharmacist to the Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteI'm short of words ((((HUGS))))......
ReplyDeleteWho are you hugging here? Is that the cure?
DeleteShe needs to get over that addiction first, i had a cousin( may her soul RIP) who was getting dependent on same fortwin but luckily this was caught in time. They go through so much pain! And the drug is addictive
ReplyDeleteI can relate with this poster and i pray we find a solution to this problem.
ReplyDeleteMy husband is diabetic, I came back to Nigeria in 2011 and met him taking this injection. Initially, he was being injected by nurses from a hospital in my neighborhood, and I went there to fight all of them and they stoped injecting him. I was happy that I had taken care of that. 4 months later I caught him injecting himself....... in the dark!!.....I almost fainted and called our doctor who also thought he had come off it. Anyway, I saw where he hid the drugs and syringes and threw them away. I reported to his sister who is a consultant she had a word with him and gave him a milder medication (oral). Hubby refused to take the medicine and continued injecting himself. His two arms are full of sores almost like the lady in the video, he is always having fresh sores for the past 5 years. I am tired of talking and throwing away the drugs. His sister being in the medical field is not doing enough to help. I have been left alone to manage the situation and it's really too much for me, I'm at my wits end. I honestly hope we get help......pls any BV who know what we can so about this pleas kindly assist.
I can relate with this poster and i pray we find a solution to this problem.
ReplyDeleteMy husband is diabetic, I came back to Nigeria in 2011 and met him taking this injection. Initially, he was being injected by nurses from a hospital in my neighborhood, and I went there to fight all of them and they stoped injecting him. I was happy that I had taken care of that. 4 months later I caught him injecting himself....... in the dark!!.....I almost fainted and called our doctor who also thought he had come off it. Anyway, I saw where he hid the drugs and syringes and threw them away. I reported to his sister who is a consultant she had a word with him and gave him a milder medication (oral). Hubby refused to take the medicine and continued injecting himself. His two arms are full of sores almost like the lady in the video, he is always having fresh sores for the past 5 years. I am tired of talking and throwing away the drugs. His sister being in the medical field is not doing enough to help. I have been left alone to manage the situation and it's really too much for me, I'm at my wits end. I honestly hope we get help......pls any BV who know what we can so about this pleas kindly assist.
Please contact SCAFNIGERIA.They have a working website and active instagram page. I'm sure they will assist your sister. http://www.scaf.org.ng
ReplyDeleteFix it Jesus! Fix it Lord.
ReplyDeleteI pray help will come your sister way through this meduim. My heart goes to her and you for the love you have for her. Tell your parents and other siblings, it needs a team effort to help her leave this addiction. I hope AS couples that are foolishly in love and want to tempt God with their faith will learn from this. They are suffering! And those encouraging AS to marry each other that they can do selective elimination, you are also guilty of murder! Being married does not make it less of a sin when a single lady does it.
ReplyDeleteJesus! Fix this oo! I'm having a migraine from this girl's plight. Ah, that medication, necrosis of the skin tissue & cells=infection =amputation!!! & what else?? OMG. OMG
ReplyDeleteShe should meet a social worker. The social worker will help her cope with her condition. I can link you with some in Nigeria. My email is rachaelfashugbe@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteDr Anonymous, you have said it all. I am a sickler and i take Pentazocine injection. The crises pain is really underated cos its outta this world. I've neva made a comment but i just had to leave this comment. The effect of Pentazocine is quick but short, brings instant relief from pain but doesnt last more than 30mins maximum! So its very easy to get addicted considering the amount of pain and the fact that one will do anything to get outta that pain! I take Pentazocine strictly when im having crises and at the hospital with at least six hours interval till the pain subsides.
ReplyDeletePls pls and pls! Dont give up on your sister, help her pls! If it means begging people from a hospital to come and get her or arranging people to bodily take her to a hospital! The fight against sickle cell is not an easy one! God help us all.
Thanks Stella.
I am just heartbroken at the pain u and other sufferers are going through.
DeleteAnd I pray God Almighty sends his healing balm on u all.
Sending u warm hugs.
@ My other friend.how are u? How's ur service going? Good I hope.
Pls do send me a mail.
Wow!! This is sad!!
ReplyDelete1st things 1st, u need to get ur sister into a tertiary health institution (it's not very expensive) that wld have a physician/ haematologist / psychiatric unit and maybe surgical unit sef cos she may have open wounds and ulcers on her legs from all d jabbing that needs to be managed well. If not she can then go to a sickle cell foundation NGO as they wld be able to help her get appropriate help faster n cheaper
I'm not gonna play blame game here by trying to blame d pharmacist or nurse cos right now that won't solve anything
Sickle cell patients really go thru a lot of pains that we underestimate so I totally get it. However she needs to be made to understand WITH LOVE, that she's doing more harm than good to herself. The pain might be very serious agreed but there's a psychological aspect to it. I managed a sickle cell pt recently, she's pregnant and came in with crises. She was d one even saying not to give her too much analgesics /NSAIDs / Opoids as she wld bear d pain, I understand she was thinking of d pregnancy, but that's to show she had psyched herself.
Pls, your sister needs help and very fast one too b4 there r more complications
Dear poster your sister needs all the love she can get. Please involve your parents and other family members she respects.
ReplyDeleteWhile at it be firm and listen patiently to her but make her see reasons why you are doing what you are doing.
Above all pray, Yes pray. Don't underestimate the power of prayers.
It is going to be fine. Listen to good advises above and act fast.
The best way to get your sister off those drugs is to prevent what causes the pain/crisis(malaria,stress,cold).The pain-killers is something she will not stop cos when that pain/crisis comes,all you can think about is how to get rid of it. Talk to her on taking care of herself by preventing stress,cold and malaria.
ReplyDeleteI v never sent comments on this blog but i m touched by this story. I am also a victim. Fortwin addiction is a very big challenge to overcome. My skin is filled with spots from injection prick n I m a nurse. Once she herself sees it as a problem then she is on the road to recovery. She should have d self will first if not, any help rendered will yield no result. She has to be determined. You can try taking her for admission in Neuropsychiatric hospital, seek help from professional therapists, doctors etc. They v professionals in every aspect of care she will need. U dont need to go to d pharmacy. She can always get it elsewhere if dat one is closed. I search for it in every city i go. SELF WILL is important and above all, she needs GOD. Recovery cannot be complete without GOD.
ReplyDeleteShe should admit that she of herself is powerless to overcome her addiction and that her life has become unmanageable and she should believe that the power of God alone can restore her to her complete physical n spiritual health because addiction also affect her relationship with God. She should also b ready to turn her life and will over to the care of God.
She shouldnt be shameful; her addiction may have lead to other sins n no matter how deep she is in her addiction, she is still a daughter of God and He loves her so much n ready to help her.
I really understand what she will be going through right now cos i m going through it too now. She is never going to b happy within. Please dont add to her unhappiness. Recovery is a continuous process so you shouldn't get tired. Even if she is caught again, dont address her with anger. U jst av to keep counselling in love n PRAY.
Please seek help. U cant do it on ur own. Its a very big challenge. Involve family members who u think can help but at d same time, be very cateful so you dont spread het story.
ReplyDeleteam a pentazocine addict and have been trying to stop, though not up to a year but am already having lumps and abscesses where I inject the drug and from the looks of things, if I don't quit any soon, I may become disfigured or my legs amputated. the only issue holding me is the painful withdrawal symptoms just three hours after a shot. I need help as well and serious one.
ReplyDeleteBelieve me she will stop even though by any means.becouse I've also been through that situation and I am finally recovered I am also a sickle cell.....
ReplyDeleteMa please how did you do it, I also need help
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